Itsed65 wrote in post #17961895Thanks! They have arrived in force here in the bay area. There are at least 6 nesting pairs where I shoot.

We have ospreys everywhere in Florida, but I don't have a shot that good!! I am going on a guided boat osprey trip in about ten days, maybe I'll get something near that one (or any of yours, really...)

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edmidlifecrisis wrote in post #17961979We have ospreys everywhere in Florida, but I don't have a shot that good!! I am going on a guided boat osprey trip in about ten days, maybe I'll get something near that one (or any of yours, really...)

Well good luck, I would love to get out on a boat to try and catch some fishing action! Actually I find of all the raptors, osprey seem to be the least concerned with humans, and I can get pretty close to their nests without them freaking out. They are all over an abounded navy base here (Mare Island for any Navy Vets) and nest right next to all kinds of human activity. That coupled with their size and relative slow speed flying I have pretty good luck with them compared to say the white tailed-kites, which are small and fast and tend to spook easily.

Itsed65 wrote in post #17962130Well good luck, I would love to get out on a boat to try and catch some fishing action! Actually I find of all the raptors, osprey seem to be the least concerned with humans, and I can get pretty close to their nests without them freaking out. They are all over an abounded navy base here (Mare Island for any Navy Vets) and nest right next to all kinds of human activity. That coupled with their size and relative slow speed flying I have pretty good luck with them compared to say the white tailed-kites, which are small and fast and tend to spook easily.

I think that is the same experience as in Florida. They are fairly common and seem to live near humans quite well. I see them everywhere. On the West Coast of Florida they nest in all the waterways where boats go by all day long,in the middle of the intracoastal waterways on top of the warning signs- they nest VERY close to human boating activity freely. I have photos but they are pre 7D2 so I can't put them on this thread. There are probably thousands of them on the internet though.

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